INDUSTRY LINKS
Given the numerous risk factors present in some tire businesses, such as tire inflation, the use of heavy power equipment and the presence of corrosive fluids and high decibel noise levels, owners and operators must take the necessary steps to ensure that safety is job one in the workplace. The following are several websites that offer educational and training information as well as programs to help businesses comply with established workplace safety guidelines.

www.osha.gov
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the governing body for workplace safety and health standards, it is a primary source for information related to regulations and compliance, standards, training and consultation.

DOT Auto Safety Hotline
The DOT Auto Safety Hotline was created in 1975 by NHTSA. The Hotline was designed to gather information about alleged safety problems in motor vehicles and equipment. Today the Hotline is the agency's "Single Point of Contact" providing callers with motor vehicle safety information, Child Safety Seat material, and air bag information. The Hotline remains the agency's single most important resource for gathering information about vehicle safety defects. All of these services are available by mail, fax, or through the Internet at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/hotline. The Hotline can be dialed toll free at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

www.cimstireregistration.com
This site allows you to register tires and contains information on tire registration. The site’s three main sections focus on information important for tire consumers, tire dealers and tire manufacturer/brand owners. Dealers are required by Federal Law to offer registration to all tire customers. Registering tires allows the manufacturer to contact the buyer in the case of a recall. The law also stipulates that this information can be used for recall purposes only. Whether you are a tire consumer, tire dealer, tire manufacturer or brand owner, it is important that you understand your rights and responsibilities regarding tire registration, and this site provides the information to stay ahead of the pack.

www.greentruck.com
A service provided by the American Trucking Associations in cooperation with the Transportation Environmental Resource Center. Providing timely and reliable information about environmental compliance requirements, this site is designed to help persons engaged in automotive service, collision repair and other sectors of the automotive industry better understand their environmental responsibilities.

www.naspweb.com
The National Association of Safe Professionals, a non-profit organization, provides training courses and materials, certification, safety conferences and many more resources for industry professionals. If you are responsible for workplace safety, check out this site.

www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/manufacture
This NHTSA website is handy in finding out DOT code info. All you have to do is put in the DOT code and choose Retread, then the plant information pops up.

www.retread.org
The Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB) is the world's #1 source for information about tire retreading and repairing. TRIB is a non-profit, member supported industry association with hundreds of members in North America and in many countries around the globe. Its goal is to provide the motoring public (both in the private and public sectors) with the most up-to-date information about the economic and environmental benefits of tire retreading and tire repairing.

www.roadgator.com
Roadgator.com is an extension of the TRIB site and features an actual video clip of an exploding tire. Learn the truth about the destruction of that tire, plus lots of additional rubber on the road facts.

www.law.cornell.edu/topics/workplace_safety.html
Want to know more about federal and state statutes dealing with workplace safety and health? Choose from a menu of sources that includes recent OSHA decisions and appeals.

www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla
If you have questions about the Family and Medical Leave Act, get answers right from the "horse’s mouth." The Department of Labor’s Web site provides basic information and answers commonly asked questions.

www.carsafety.org
For over 30 years the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has been a leader in finding out what does and doesn’t work to prevent motor vehicle crashes and reduce injuries in crashes that occur. The Institute's research focuses on countermeasures aimed at all three factors in motor vehicle crashes (human, vehicular and environmental) and on interventions that can occur before, during and after crashes to reduce losses. In 1992, the Vehicle Research Center (VRC) was opened. This Center, which includes a state-of-the-art crash test facility, is the focus of most of the Institute's vehicle-related research. The Institute's affiliate organization, the Highway Loss Data Institute, gathers, processes and publishes data on the ways in which insurance losses vary among different kinds of vehicles. Much of the Institute’s important research and information is available through the website. This includes statistics, reports, publications, downloadable PDF’s, news releases, videos, DVD’s, numerous research topics, state law facts, extensive F&Qs and vehicle safety ratings.

www.sema.org
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Research and Information Center serves as a valuable resource - a one-stop source for firsthand information on a wide variety of subjects ranging from international trade to segment-specific market data to OEM product specifications and more. Access to the Information Center is restricted to members, but joining is easy.

www.onlinehealthresources.com - directory of health resource websites, organized by category.